Gambia vs Qatar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Qatar
6.1%
in 2025
Gambia rank
175th
Qatar rank
178th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Gambia
- Qatar
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.6% against 6.1% in Qatar, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 175th and Qatar ranks 178th of 193 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 0.0% | 9.9% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 2.9% | 6.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 2.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Gambia or Qatar?
- Gambia, at 8.6% against 6.1% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Gambia and Qatar?
- 2.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Qatar?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Qatar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gambia ranks 175th and Qatar ranks 178th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.